British Dictionary definitions for logic

logic

/ (ˈlɒdʒɪk) /

noun

the branch of philosophy concerned with analysing the patterns of reasoning by which a conclusion is properly drawn from a set of premises, without reference to meaning or contextSee also formal logic, deduction (def. 4), induction (def. 4)

Cultural definitions for logic

logic

The branch of philosophy dealing with the principles of reasoning. Classical logic, as taught in ancient Greece and Rome, systematized rules for deduction. The modern scientific and philosophical logic of deduction has become closely allied to mathematics, especially in showing how the foundations of mathematics lie in logic.